Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12891, Paul Ewer, Mass.

SERVICE
St. Louis.
NUMBER _____
Ever, Paul
S. 12891
Carded
CONTENTS

New York N o . 28,503
Paul Ewer
of Tompkins Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the _____ company
by Captain _____ of the Regt. command
by Col. Brewer in the Mass. Troops
time for 20 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 69 Dollars 30 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon. N. Walsey H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 207.90 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. " 34.65
$242.55
{ Revolutionary Claims Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brien Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 55
Date 18 March 1834

In the Matter of Paul Ewer's Application for a Pension 1840

State of New York County of Tompkins
On this 18 th day of September 1832, James Ezer a resident of the town of Dryden in said County of Tompkins and State of New York aged eighty years on the 9 th day of September last, who by reason of great bodily infirmity is unable to appear in court personally appeared before Andrew D. W. Bryan First Judge of Tompkins County Court and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed 7 th June 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated - viz.
In the Spring of the year 1775, he thinks, (it may have been 1776, he is not confident as to the year) he voluntarily enlisted for the term of three months at Sandwich in the State of Massachusetts, in a company commanded by Capt. Joshua Folsom - Heath Col. in the troops of the State of Massachusetts -
The company mustered at Sandwich thence marched to a village called Scituate on the coast - where they were stationed to guard the coast & continued there until the expiration of his term of three months & was discharged - There were no other troops at Scituate, during his time of service -
The next year 1776 in the month of August at Sandwich aforesaid he voluntarily enlisted again for the term of four months in the town of Lee Berkshire County Massachusetts in a company commanded by Capt. David Porter in Col. Brewer's Regiment of Massachusetts State Troops. The company mustered in the town of Danington and marched thence to Mount Hope near Scituate where they built a fort - he remained stationed at Mount Hope until the expiration of his term of enlistment, four months & was discharged - The Jersey Blues & Pennsylvania Key Stone Battery were stationed at Scituate at this time under command of General Gates - General Arnold was also at Scituate at this time

General Arnold he thinks had command of the water craft on the lake during this time - at least he had command of the engagement which took place on the lake at this time, in which the enemy destroyed and captured most of our water craft, he thinks only two out of thirteen escaped - Defeat was in the engagement, he having volunteered on board of the fleet for the engagement - This was in the fall of the year before the capture of Plattsburg.
He next enlisted at Sandwich aforesaid for the term of six months in Capt Palmer's company under command of Major Dinnick in Massachusetts State Troops in the spring of 1777. The company was mustered at Falmouth in the State of Massachusetts where stationed there to guard the town against the destruction for which had been threatened by the enemy - After serving out his term of six months he was discharged he recollects both Dinnick who was a lieutenant in the same company recollects of no other troops stationed at Falmouth during this time -
While in service at Falmouth the town was attacked by a ship and nine small craft supposed to be manned by refugees after firing upon the town an engagement ensued & the enemy were driven off - one lieutenant, a peer of the British ship was captured at a tavern where he had landed and put up -
In the following season 1778 he enlisted again at Sandwich, for six months in a company commanded by Lieutenant Matthias Day of the Massachusetts State Troops - They mustered at Cambridge of Massachusetts where they were stationed to guard the Province who had been taken at the surrender of Burgoyne - he remained and served out the term of his enlistment at Cambridge & was discharged -

Capt. T. L. Lys company was stationed at Pres- ident Hill in Cambridge and out west of it of any other troops being there nor of any other superior officer having command over him during his brief service on reflection he thinks Col. Garish was at Cambridge at the time and that the company was attached to his com- mand - among the officers were two officers. He also recollects that a lieutenant and a sergeant in attempting to pass the guard was shot by the guard. The occurrence gave great uneasiness and dissatisfaction. And finally in the year following he enlisted again at Sandwich for the term of three months in a company com- manded by the above mentioned Matthew Lys in Col. Jacob's Regiment of Massachu- setts State Troops. He enlisted in the spring of the year - The company mustered at Howland's Ferry in Rhode Island & was stationed here doing duty in sending & guarding the ferry & after serving out the term of his in- listment he was discharged - Col. Jacob was stationed at Butts Hill two or three miles distant where a fort was building at the same time - Col. Thayer was at Butts Hill at same time. During this service he recollects during several desertions from the company where had been stationed on the Island - they had more than a company of their officers and were on their way home - They were stopped at or near the ferry & prevailed on to return to duty by Col. Thayer as deponent thinks - That he can not find any surviving witness now * He hereby relinquishes every claim what- ever to a pension or annuity except the
* Any where his services can be proved against specific order of the Govt of the State of New York where deponent is hereunto sworn to that he has no written or other evidence of his enlistment service or discharge than is herewith produced.

present and he declares that his income is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state -
That he has been confined to his bed by bodily infirmity and continued disease for the last five years that his mind & particularly his memory is much impaired -
Yrs
Friend
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me A B W Haysen Just & Judge of Tompkins County Courts

Upon being interrogated by the said Judge the said Paul Ewer answered as follows That he was born in the town of Sandwich in the County of Barnstable in the state of Massachusetts on the 9 th day of September 1752 - he has no record of his age - That he lived in the town of Sandwich aforesaid when he entered into the service - That he vol- unteered - Generals Gates & Arnold were with the troops at Concord - also General Waterbury of Connecticut - Waterbury was in the encampment on the lake - He can not state the exact time of his service more particularly than he has already set forth in his declaration -
That he never received a written discharge he was always discharged by the company officer without any writing or other for- mality at the expiration of his term of service He mentions the names of Rice Weed, Capt. George Robertson. Henry Weaver Abel Haskins Daniel McArthur Shilly Lee - (the two last Elders in the Baptist Church) - George Rhodes - Na- than Dunham - Henry L Beach - to name his officers since the Revolutionary war - He has lived in the following places - at the close of the revolution he lived in the town of Lee in the state of Massachusetts - from thence he moved into the town of Lisle in the County of Cayuga in the state of New York - about 28 years ago - thence he moved into the town of Dryden where he now lives about 15 years ago
Sworn to & subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me Abt W Morgan First Judge H.C.
Paul Ewer

I Rice West of the town Dundee in the County of Tompkins and State of New York do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Paul Ever, who has subscribed to the  foregoing  the  foregoing & annexed Declaration - That I believe him to be eighty years of age that he is re- spected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I concur in that opinion - & further that during the pe- riod of my acquaintance with him I have frequently heard him relate his services in the army of the Revolution correspond- ing to the best of my recollection with his declaration hereunto annexed - That the reputation of his having been a soldier of the Revolution has been uniform & undisputed ever since I have known him - & further that his reputation for truth and veracity is good -
Rice West
Sworn to & subscribed this 18 th day of Sept 1882
before me A.D.W. Brown Just Judge of Tompkins County, County

Cayuga County.
Jose Clark of the town of Groton in County of Tompkins being duly sworn deposes and says I was am still personally acquainted with Paul Owen & was knowing that he served in the Continental Service that he served four months under Colonel Samuel Rorer at Tienderoga and under Captain Peter Porter and that the said Paul Owen at the time he enlisted served in the State of Massachusetts and marched from thence to Tienderoga at which place he the said Paul Owen was in an action with the enemy on Lake Champlain at which time the enemy surrendered and took the American Fleet on said Lake. And that the said Paul Owen has ever since sustained a good Moral Character and is a man of temperate habits and just in faith not.
Sumner Hill September 17 th 1882
Subscribed & sworn to before me
this 17 th day of September 1882
David Binnie Justice of the peace of the County of Cayuga
Cayuga County.
I Gilbert Henryville of the town Sumner Hill of the County of Cayuga being duly sworn deposes and say that I am acquainted with Jose Clark and know that he is very infirm and his health is such that he is unable to leave home or the get about without help either with or without help.
Subscribed & sworn before me
this 17 th day of September 1882
David Binnie Justice of the peace of Cayuga County
to Gen A.D. W. Brown Esq
I am acquainted with Jose Clark and know that he has had a paralytic stroke and that he is very infirm and I think unable to come to this
September 17 th 1882
David Binnie Justice

Mr Samuel Robertson a clergyman residing in the town of Dryden in the County of Tompkins and State of New York and Sturley Carr of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Paul Ewer who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Eighty Years of age: that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Samuel Robertson Sworn & subscribed before me Andrew D. W. Burns Judge
State of New York Tompkins County ss 3 I Samuel Love Clerk of said county do certify that Andrew D. W. Burns Esqr. before whom the annexed foregoing Declaration and affidavits were sworn and also by whom the annexed certificate was given was at the date of the same first Judge of the County Courts in and for said county (which being keeping Courts of record for said county) and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to said Declaration affidavits and Certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal at Ithaca October 13. 1832. Samuel Love Clerk N.B. at the commencement of the annexed Declaration the Seal is affixed on the name "Paul"

Given by an accidental mistake in offering the Seal of office to the Unmixed Papers of Paul Ewer - Sarah Loue Clerk

I Andrew D r Bourn first Judge of the County Courts of the County of Tompkins in the State of New York do hereby declare and certify my opinion after the investigation of the matter of the application of Paul Ewer for a Pension and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states amounting in the whole to the period or time of one year & ten months; and I further certify that the said Paul Ewer was and is unable to appear in open Court by reason of bodily infirmity to make his declaration, and I further certify that I know Rice M d Samuel Robertson & Stately Carr who have signed the preceding affidavits & certificates, that they are residents of the town of Dryden in said County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit - that the said Robertson is the pastor of a Church or congregation in said town and the said M d is a justice of the peace in said town - And I further certify that I am satisfied that Jesse Clark made the annexed affidavit made purporting to be signed by him before a justice of the peace and that I am satisfied that the said Jesse Clark is unable to attend before me to make the said affidavit in consequence of bodily infirmity. And that he is unable to appear before me to make the said affidavit in consequence of bodily infirmity. And I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Paul Ewer for a Pension. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of October 1832.
A D r Bourn First Judge P.C.

h 18408
Paul Elmer N.Y.
Admitted
Private 20 mo & 24 days
Hon N Halsey Home Reps N.Y.
Admitted
Ithaca
Tompkins Co
New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Paul Ever of Seneca County, New York
   Period when the service was required Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volun. 1775 3 Private Capt. Stephen Doby in Doby's Col. Heath Sandwich, Massachusetts, Aged 80 Such testimony & Army rolls   Enlisted 1776 Capt. David Porter Col. Brewer Fort Ticonderoga   Volun. Enlisted 1776 4 Genl. Gage   Enlisted 1777 6 Capt. Palmer Maj. Genl. Gates   Enlisted 1778 6 17 Capt. Mathias Galt Genl. Howe Prospect Hill   Enlisted 1779 3 7 Capt. Mathias Galt Col. Jacobs Howland's Ferry R.R.   20 24  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 13, 1931
BA-J/EKL
Mr. Edward Ewer 1508 Pine Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.12891, based upon the military service of Paul Ewer in that war.
Paul Ewer was born September 9, 1752, in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
While residing in Sandwich, Massachusetts, he volunteered and served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops as follows: from sometime in the spring of 1775 or 1776, three months in Captain Joshua Tobey's Company, Colonel Heath's Regiment; from August, 1775, four months in Captain David Porter's Company, Colonel Brewer's Regiment; during this tour he volunteered and went on board the fleet on Lake Champlain and was in the battle on the lake under Generals Arnold and Waterbury; from sometime in the spring of 1777, six months in Captain Palmer's Company under Major Dinsick and was in an engagement at Val-mont; from sometime in 1778, six months in Captain Matthias Tobey's Company, Colonel Gerrish's Regiment; from sometime in the spring of 1779, three months in Captain Matthias Tobey's Company, Colonel Jacobs' Regiment.
Issued roll's statement & not state report
After the Revolution, he resided in Edd, Massachusetts; about 1804, moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, New York; and about 1817, moved to Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 18, 1832, while residing in Dryden, New York.
There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Value of claim not on file

1931-Nov-13-7list To Edward Ewer Letter in case Jonathan Ewer S. 35294 - E.O.S.
Rev. Paul
✓ 12.891 INVALID.
File No. 12.891
Paul Ewer
Brn Rev. Par
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York Rev.
Paul Ewer
Suspended
see letter to Amasa Dana, Esq. Ithaca N.Y.
5 August 1838-
Act 7. June '32.

bill
J. L. Edwards Esq — Comm ee of Pensions
Hon N. Halcy
Place return and add. m. in the pocket

Paul Evers
sent add. info. in the face -
12/2
J. L. Parsons Esq. —
Con = of Parsons
Hon. N. Kelley

Hop R. Apr. 10th 1832
Mr. Sir Will you be pleased to give me as early an answer to the inquiries contained in the enclosed letter as possible — I oblige You
And I
am
Yours
J. L. Edwards Esq

June 15 NEW YORK JUN 10 N.Y.
Dr. Mack
FREE
J. G. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Ithaca June 10 th 1888
Col. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions,
I return the papers of Paul Ever amended in the only particular in which they were defective by having them united with tape and a new seal affixed by the Clerk. As soon as it can conveniently be done I shall be glad to have the certificate of Pension forwarded to me.
Very Respectfully Your obed t Serv t Amasa Dana

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, August 22 d 1893.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Paul Ewer, is borne on a Pay Roll, of Capt. Matthias Sobey's Company, in Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt. of Guards, stationed at Winter Hill, from August 1 st to Decem r 14, 1778, where he is allowed, for services and travel, four months and seventeen days. — m d 4=17
Paul Ewer's name is also borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Joseph Palmer's Company, stationed at Falmouth, where he is allowed, from May 3 d , to November 2 d , 1779, Six months. 6=0
Paul Ewer's name is found on a Pay Roll, of Capt. Matthias Sobey's Company, in Lieut. Col. Hallett's Regt. detached from the Massachusetts Militia, to reinforce the Continental Army, where he is allowed from July 30 th to November 2 d , 1780, for services and travel, three months and seven days. 3 7 13=24
Paul Ewer's name is found on a Mileage Roll, of Capt. Porter's Company, in Col. Brewer's Regt.

Amount brought over
m a 13 = 24
W.A. in 1776. where he is allowed eighty miles travel. —
Paul Ewer claims for services under Capt. Joshua Tobey, in 1775; also under Capt. Porter, in Col. Benner's Regt. 1776; and under Capt. Matthias Tobey, 1777, — the Muster or Pay Roll, of which are not found in this office. — — —
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Adel. Post Paul Ewen Oct 1841
FREE
L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Ithaca Oct. 1 st 1893
Sir
I send you inclosed the Certificate of the Secy of Massachusetts in relation to the services of Paul Ewer - I pray you to make  have an early disposition upon this case as Ewer is in very destitute circumstances having been confined to his bed about six years by a paralytic attack and is entirely without property -
Your Ob Servt Amasa Dana.
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions